私の叔父は大阪に住んでいるが、昨日訪ねてきた。

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English Translation

My uncle, who lives in Osaka, visited us yesterday.

Furigana

私(わたし)の叔父(おじ)は大阪(おおさか)に住(す)んでいるが、昨日(きのう)訪(たず)ねてきた。

Romanji

Watashi no oji wa Ōsaka ni sundeiru ga, kinō tazunetekita.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

叔父 (おじ、しゅくふ)

uncle (younger than one's parent)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

大阪 (おおさか、おおざか)

Osaka; large hill

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)

yesterday

訪ねる (たずねる)

to visit